Chapter 197 Sr Stone


    The arrival of the group caused a littlemotion among the marching refugees.


    "Another mechanical carriage!"


    "Hiss, it should be a noble or a wealthy merchant."


    "How I wish to have one..."


    "Don''t dream; I heard that it costs a few thousand gold, and you may not even be able to buy it."


    With examinees and a few influential groups of people, like the Sylvester family.


    The original backward world already showed advancement like no other.


    Mechanical carriages were only one of the products that these groups of people sold.


    From mechanical devices to various potions, the world became more magical.


    If it were not for theck of extraordinary power in this world, the changes would be more astonishing.


    "However, it seems that this mechanical carriage is a little different."


    "It seems to be more slick and longer."


    "Furthermore, there is no smokeing out."


    "This should be a new product that just got out."


    "I even heard of a mechanical carriage that can fly briefly"


    "Hey, there are really many amazing people in this world"


    After scrutinizing the newly arrived group, they didn''t bother any longer.


    As for being greedy and stealing such a mechanical carriage?


    They were not that foolish yet.


    Previously there were peoplewho coveted such mechanical vehicles, but what greeted them was a hail of bullets.


    From then on, they came to know the horror of mechanical guns.


    Even a group of army was no match for a hail of bullets.


    ...


    In the carriage.


    After seeing some people, they were a little happy.


    It means that they have caught up with thest group.


    "By the way, brother, what do we do now?" Max asked.


    Now they have no problem with food and water.


    It can be said that they only needed to wait for the end of the trial.


    "Of course, weplete the trial perfectly," Liam said confidently.


    "How?" They were still in the dark about the secrets of this world.


    "No, tell them," Lily, who knew something, shook Neo, who was sleeping on herp.


    "Huh~ What happened?" Neo rubbed his eyes.


    "Tell them about the n."


    "Oh~"


    "As I said earlier, surviving is only the prerequisite to pass the trial."


    "The main mission is to save this world, or at least save as many humans as possible." Neo briefly exined and went back to sleep.


    "So that''s it, we save the world!" Max eximed excitedly.


    The trial had be somewhat boring once they had everything they needed.


    Hearing that a bigger mission was in front of them, how could he not be excited?


    However, thinking of the natural catastrophe that was happening, he couldn''t help but be overwhelmed.


    "How can we save the world with just a few of us?"


    "Of course, we can''t save the world, but saving a few people is still feasible."


    "ording to Neo''s estimate, saving about 15-20 million should be enough for all of us," Liam exined.


    "And how do we do that?"


    "By building a promisednd for these millions of people..."


    ...


    At night, the mobile carriage stopped as they began setting up the camp.


    It was still not possible to sleep in the carriage itself.


    Aside from them and the children from the previous orphanage, there were also people recruited by Liam.


    These people were his henchmen when he set out to collect resources and information in various cities.


    Now, after setting up the camp for resting, they also established a temporary trading post.


    After all, they needed to save as many people as possible.


    Since they had not yet set up the promisednd, they could only help these people so they wouldn''t die.


    "Excuse me, what do you trade here?" Finally, some courageous people couldn''t help but ask.


    "We only trade water," Rinrin, one of Liam''s henchmen, said.


    "W-water?!"


    At this time of catastrophe, water was equivalent to their life.


    They could only survive by drinking their urine, or if they were lucky, they could find a puddle of water.


    However, even with these desperate measures, not everyone survived the journey.


    Thus, upon hearing that they were trading water, the originally timid refugees rushed toward them like hungry wolves.


    "Then, what do you trade water for?"


    "Anything from minerals to supplies," Rinrin said.


    "Then, how much is this worth?" Garban, one of the refugees, said, taking out a piece of gold.


    "Hmmm, 15 grams of gold? You can have 15 liters of water" Rinrin said after some thought.


    ording to his leader''s younger brother Luke, gold is like a panacea when ites to electronics.


    A gram for a liter of water should be sufficient.


    "F-f-fifteen liter of water??!" Garban was shocked by the amount.


    Although gold still held value in these times, it was not worth much.


    "Do you have a container to put the water in?" Rinrin didn''t procrastinate wanting toplete the transaction quickly.


    He didn''t value water as much as these people.


    Rinrin knew his leader Liam had a way of getting water as much as he wanted.


    After all, water was only evaporating, not disappearing.


    Sam and Luke had already upgraded the wateruncher and condensation device.


    This ensured a steady supply of water as long as the mechanical carriage stayed in ce.


    Garban, hearing that 15 liters of water were real, hurriedly took out a wooden container.


    "Here is my container,"


    "Take this to the carriage," Rinrin ordered his underling.


    "Right away boss." His underling took the wooden container and filled it with water from the carriage.


    "This is your water."


    "This... It''s really water!" Garban eximed as he checked the crystal-clear water.


    The others were also shocked to see that they were indeed trading water.


    "I also want to trade; I have 5 grams of gold!"


    "Me too! Me too!"


    "Can you trade anything else? I have rare metal here!"


    "I also have medicinal nts; I should be able to trade them!"


    "How about my daughter! I can trade my daughter!"


    "What are you talking about? They were only trading resources!"


    "Why not? My daughter is beautiful; it should be worth a lot!"


    "Alright, alright, calm down," Rinrin said coldly.


    "There is enough water for everyone; no need to hurry."


    "Furthermore, we only trade resources, not people."


    "Now, line up! Otherwise, we will not trade with you!"


    Hearing the instructions, the refugees obediently lined up.


    One by one, they received their share of the water and brought it back to their families or groups.


    The night was long as they traded several tons of water.


    Fortunately, they had a lot in storage; otherwise, even the automatic condensation devices couldn''t keep up.


    Consequently, their storage was filled to the brim with materials.


    ...


    Months passed by, and they finally reached a ce with greenery.


    During these months, people kept following them to trade water if needed.


    As for what they traded with them, it was various materials they found along the way.


    Liam also recruited people forbor with water as their sry.


    From mining to helping them with all kinds of physicalbor.


    It could be said that as long as these people weren''tzy, they would not die.


    The only problem was food, as the promised crop was only enough for them.


    Fortunately, even though there was a famine, there were still a lot of insects alive.


    If they were patient, they could dig up one or two insects and worms to prevent themselves from starving.


    Besides these people, there were also some troublemakers.


    Having a stable supply of water, how could others not be suspicious?


    Unfortunately, these people would only learn this secret in the afterlife.


    ...


    In the Denleaf stronghold, a temporary refugee camp:


    Liam and the others were greeted by a camp the size of a city beside a raging river.


    "Halt!" The guard stopped their mechanical carriage.


    "What is it?" Rinrin, who was in the driving seat, asked.


    "You need to pay an entrance fee before entering."


    "How much?"


    "10 grams of Sr stone fragments!"


    "Why are you asking for such a thing?" Rinrin asked, puzzled.


    "I don''t know. Anyway, this is what the higher-ups wanted. You can either pay or leave." The guard didn''t back down.


    Although he could see that the people in the mechanical carriage were not simple.


    The one who set up the camp here was not simple either.


    "Alright, wait..." Rinrin didn''t ask further and came inside the carriage.


    "Boss, it seems that they need 10 grams of Sr stone."


    "I know. Here is the thing." Liam also heard what the guard said and readily took out a few fragments of Sr stone.


    Sr stone is the byproduct of this world''s catastrophe, or it should be said it''s the cause of it.


    Sr stone is a mutated energy crystal that absorbs the heat from the sun.


    Itsrge presence makes the hotter and hotter until it bes uninhabitable.


    During their few months of journey, as they were mining, they found a few pieces of these Sr stones.


    Upon inspection, it seemed that these Sr stones were intentionally ced, just waiting to erupt.


    From east to south, all these Sr stones seemed to be erupting in sequence.